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Columbia College

Columbia College is a private, nonprofit institution founded in 1851 as Christian Female College, the first women's college west of the Mississippi River to be chartered by a state legislature. In 1970, the college changed its name to Columbia College when it became a coeducational, four-year liberal arts and sciences institution. Today the college serves more than 29,000 students through 36 Nationwide Campuses, a robust Online Campus, evening and day campuses, and graduate studies.

Locations

The Day Campus and Evening Campus are located in Columbia, Mo.

The college also has 36 extended campuses, including
a campus in Guantanamo Bay.

Enrollment

more than 1,100 Day Campus students

nearly 2,000 Evening Campus students

more than 18,000 nationwide campus students

more than 6,000 Online Campus students

more than 1,600 graduate students

Degrees

Undergraduate: associate and bachelor's degrees

Graduate: Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Arts in Military Studies(MAMS), Master of Education in Educational Leadership(MED) and Master of Science in Criminal Justice (MSCJ)

Online Campus

More than 800 undergraduate courses are offered through the Online Campus plus
29 online degrees.

Student-faculty ratio

Day Campus - 11:1

Faculty and staff

969 full-time equivalent employees

346 full-time equivalent faculty members

69 full-time faculty (80 percent have the highest academic degree in their field)

Accreditation

Columbia College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission.

Athletics

NAIA Division I in 10 competitive sports: men and women's basketball, men and women's cross country, men and women's golf, women's volleyball, women's softball, and men and women's soccer.

Religious affiliation

A nonsectarian school welcoming all students regardless of religious affiliation, however, the college is affiliated by covenant with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).